Kyleigh Senior Session | Missoula Senior Photographer

Kyleigh came to me with ideas of her session. She wanted clean and
country. She wanted to stand out from all her classmates, in form of theme
and location. That got me REALLY excited because I live out in the country
of Florence, MT. We planned her session in her almost 3 weeks in advance,
and started praying that the smoke would all clear out! (Montana and Idaho
have been under extreme fire conditions since June!) When her session time
finally arrived though, the fires of Montana were in full force and
socking my 5 acre parcel of land in with heavy smoke. Kyleigh and her mum
were worried but I just kept reassuring them it was okay! I told them,
"lets just look at this smoke as a natural haze. A nice light diffuser.
It's going to be FINE!"

And it was!!! Each one of her images just naturally glowed! I'm so proud
of this young lady! She really let her inner beauty shine, and I'm also
thankful for the smoke. Not very often you'll hear a person say that...
but without it... this session wouldn't have been the same!

Enjoy the beauty and remember that each individual is beautiful! Inside and out!

Blaine Senior Session | Missoula Senior Photographer

I love senior sessions. Each individual is so unique and fun! This young man on my blog today was such a blast to shoot. Blaine is a HS senior at Sentinel High. He has a love of the outdoors, La Crosse, and life in general! I was absolutely enchanted by his beautiful smile and the way it reached his eyes!

Blaine wanted a country setting for his session. Something natural and open. Full of colour and vibrance, the Bitterroot River was a perfect spot. He even got to bring his sweet dog, Savannah.

"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe."

Enjoy and Happy Tueday!!! ©VioletRayPhotography.com 2012 Missoula Senior Session

Kenzie Senior Session | Missoula Senior Photographer

Monday morning ended up being a beautiful and perfect day for a hike up the Rattlesnake.... and a Senior Session!

Kenzie, a bright and enthusiastic senior from Sentinel High School, had taken the time to do her homework and found the perfect shooting location. She knew what she wanted for unique senior images, and she got them!

Going for "all natual" and bold look, she, her parents and lil bro (and me!!!!), hiked into the Rattlesnake Wilderness to enjoy the beauty of the river and trees.

"Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart. ~Kongzi"

McCormick Family Session | Missoula Family Photographer

This session is a blessing to my heart. I met this family 2 years ago when they were up in Montana visiting family and friends just before Lucas was deployed with the ARMY.

Now all home and safe and sound, back together, this beautiful family was back in town and I had the best and most wonderful pleasure of getting to do another session for them!

The summer here in Montana has been very warm, but it made it possible to head down to a quiet little campground on the Bitterroot River and we walked out into the middle of it on a little island and had the greatest time just talking and laughing as we did the session, and I chased little Beau around trying to get "just one!" LoL!

"When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses".  

                                                      ~Joyce Brothers

Jayden Senior Session | Missoula Senior Photographer

Jayden is a senior in Florence, and already is aiming high! I had a great time talking with him about his goals for his senior year, and where he wants to go on to college too and what's he's planning on doing! He's got a great outgoing personality and it really shined in his images!

Set in the beautiful sunset of Florence, we had a fun time scouting out fun spots on location at the Florence High School.

Cheers! ~Trina

Stone Family Surrogacy Fund

I have shivers going up my spine right now.

My dearest childhood friend, Ali, and her husband Brian, want so bad to have a baby... But they can't. Due to medical conditions, Ali is unable to carry a baby, so that only leaves them with a couple options. But God has blessed them with the option of surrogacy. Her friend, Caryn, offered herself up as a surrogate.

But there is sooo much planning and medical work-ups that go into this, and the military doesn't cover hardly anything at all.

They need our help... whatever little we can offer, for the opportunity to have this miracle.

Here's Ali and Brian's blog: http://pathtoourmiracle.blogspot.com/2012/08/making-it-happen.html

If you have any special talents that you would be able to donate or give to their cause, it would be greatly appreciated!

Here's a few images that I had done for them as a part of the Operation Love: ReUnited program:

I hope their story finds a way into your hearts, where we can make a difference! If nothing else, if you could just leave a little love on their blog to let them know you care, even that is a LARGE blessing in these two families lives!

Thank you and cheers!

~Trina

Reesi Senior Spokesmodel | Missoula Senior Photographer

Reesi is a beautiful fun Senior from Frenchtown Highschool

She loves to bake cupcakes and she's on the cheer team. Fresh, unique and bubbling with personality, Reesi was a joy to take on as a member the VRP rep team!